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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Another feature idea: 'DOS mode'
From:       Richard Moore <rich () ipso-facto ! freeserve ! co ! uk>
Date:       1999-03-04 21:22:51
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uwe@uwix.alt.na wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Richard Moore wrote:
> 
> > Here's an off the wall idea for you all:
> >
> > If you've used many MS Windows games etc. then you know that many
> > require
> > you to use 'Dos mode', which essential means you must shutdown windows
> > and
> > run them from DOS (though the process is automated).
> >
> > I was thinking that it might be possible to make those games 'KDE
> > Compliant'
> > by doing the same. Is it possible to make Linux shutdown safely then
> > boot
> > DOS without doing a full reset? If we could do this then we would be
> > able
> > to automate the DOS side of things by editing autoexec.bat (or
> > persuading
> > the freeDos guys to allow their DOS kernel to take parameters), we could
> > even restart Linux afterwards using loadlin! If we could fit this into
> > KDE
> > then our support for this software would be as good as that of Windows.
> > :-)
> >
> > I don't know if this is a good idea or just plain stupid, I'm sure
> > someone
> > will tell me though. :-)
> 
> Would you then supply me with an Intel machine code interpreter for my
> Alpha? And maybe one for Solaris, HPUX, Irix,...?

I think I'll pass the buck on that one to the dosemu guys :-) Though
perhaps with a sort of JIT type machine code translator this might
actually be possible. I think the effort involved would be a lot more
than it's worth.

Rich.

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> Uwe
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